You Were Never Meant to Work 8 Hours a Day – Here’s the Fix | Cal Newport

Cal Newport discusses how much should we work in Episode 356 of the Deep Questions podcast.

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The data shows knowledge workers really are more exhausted and more prone to burnout than ever before. But why? In this episode, Cal draws inspiration from an unlikely source to help unpack this troubling trend and then suggest a perhaps radical solution. He then answers listeners’ questions and discusses his latest New Yorker article on the challenges of taming AI. As a bonus, he briefly discusses Cal Network’s new bestselling book.

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0:00 How Much Should We Work?
25:15 What’s your advice on having a career backup plan?
27:28 Do you know of any executive coaches who teach your principles?
32:04 Is my retirement plan too ambitious?
35:38 Are accountability support tools acceptable to use in order to build discipline?
38:17 How can I identify if I have an inventory of "rare and valuable skills"?
40:08 Crafting a storytelling profession
43:13 Creating a life dashboard
49:00 Why Can’t We Tame AI? (Cal’s latest New Yorker article)

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About Cal Newport:
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives.

Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner.

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